DubBot

Dubbot is a website quality assurance tool available to University of Kentucky website communicators and developers. It helps ensure that university websites are accessible, up-to-date, and professionally managed.

Dubbot works by automatically crawling the university’s websites weekly. During each crawl, Dubbot inventories web pages and checks for a range of quality assurance issues. With these insights, users can identify and prioritize improvements to enhance their site's performance and compliance.

Site owners, content managers, and developers can access Dubbot using their linkblue credentials. Access is granted to those responsible for maintaining and improving university websites, ensuring they meet standards and follow best practices. If you're involved in managing a UKY website and need access, complete the form below.

DubBot Access Request

• Accessibility Checks: Dubbot checks for website accessibility against the WCAG 2.1 A and AA standards, helping you ensure that your content is accessible to all visitors, including those with hearing or vision impairments, mobility issues, or learning disabilities.
• Content Quality Assurance: Dubbot monitors for broken links, misspellings, and other content-related issues, helping you maintain a professional and up-to-date website.
• Customizable Policy Checks: Dubbot offers consultation with account administrators to customize policy checks, making the tool even more useful for maintaining consistent branding and style guidelines across the university's websites.
• SEO Optimization: Dubbot helps improve search engine optimization (SEO) by identifying issues that may hinder your website's visibility in search results. This ensures that your content reaches the widest possible audience.

Dubbot provides you with the tools to identify and address website issues, ultimately improving the user experience for all visitors.